Talk:Gravelly Hill Interchange
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[edit] 'soviet target'
Is the 'soviet target' relevant? Surely that would have applied to most strategic routes in the UK? Is this text repeated in the descriptions of the Houses of Parliament etc? Or more up-to-date, a handly list of terrorist targets in the UK? I need to flag my scarcasm here. However, the IRA did leave a small semtex device under the M6 near this junction in April 1997. Fortunately the bomb was safely defused, which is why the occasion has been largely forgotten.--217.42.93.182 18:14, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Add an image
Any junction that "is so named for its impressive system of intertwined loops and ramps" deserves an image Ae-a 22:56, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Not a tourist attraction
Although it generated a lot of interest when it first opened - as the first such junction in England, it's not a tourist attraction in the 21st century. Hence I removed it from Category:Visitor attractions in Birmingham, England.
[edit] Gravelly Hill Interchange or Junction
I've reverted the header from Gravelly Hill Junction to Gravelly Hill Interchange (twice now) for the following reasons:
- Although "Gravelly Hill Interchange" is more of an Americanism, it is more widespread in usage (390 hits on Google, against 4 for "Gravelly Hill Junction". It is also the official name. [1]
- I live only 2 miles from it, and never hear of it described as "Gravelly Hill Junction". (Spaghetti Junction is the usual name).
- "Gravelly Hill Interchange" is the title of the article, and the header should reflect this.
-- Tivedshambo (talk) 16:41, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
- Is there any reason this article isn't at something like Spaghetti Junction (Birmingham) anyway? Morwen - Talk 20:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
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- None that I can think of, if you're willing to update any redirects and redirects that will arise if you move the page. One title is the official name, the other is common usage. I think either would be acceptable. Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham already exists as a re-direct. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 13:46, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
- I think I prefer to use the official name in this case, as it better includes the rail and canal network that passes underneath the road junction. DWaterson 13:24, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
- None that I can think of, if you're willing to update any redirects and redirects that will arise if you move the page. One title is the official name, the other is common usage. I think either would be acceptable. Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham already exists as a re-direct. — Tivedshambo (talk to me/look at me/ignore me) — 13:46, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Satellite images
A map or aerial photograph would be very useful on this article. However, please ensure that any sources comply with Wikipedia's copyright policy. This excludes screenshots taken from Google Earth for example.– Tivedshambo (talk) 12:49, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
